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eastern, a discussion on japan's economy. japan's finance menster will be the featured speaker at the center for strategic and international studies, live here on c-span. >> she was very bright. she was very political, which is why she and lincoln sort of got together in the first place. she spoke several languages floontly. she was extremely well educated, so she had all these things going for her, but she had suffered a series of tremendous emotional blows. three of her four children died. her four sons died, one in the white house, one shortly after her husband's assassination, sitting next to her at the theater. , thinds of ief th woman was going through, amazg, but thought she was crazy for that. well, we found out she wasn't crazy, but mary todd was a very significant person, and i hope someday we get a better view of the range of things that influenced her life, not just the tragedies. >> more on mary todd lincoln in our conversation with historians and you, live monday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span and c-span3, also
eastern, a discussion on japan's economy. japan's finance menster will be the featured speaker at the center for strategic and international studies, live here on c-span. >> she was very bright. she was very political, which is why she and lincoln sort of got together in the first place. she spoke several languages floontly. she was extremely well educated, so she had all these things going for her, but she had suffered a series of tremendous emotional blows. three of her four children...
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their economy is growing at a relatively decent rate. there is a level of cooperation which is growing, a capacity that is growing. we want to continue that. i think that to not invest would be remarkably shortsighted, particularly given where we are now. -- primer netanyahu minister netanyahu has agreed in the last days to engage in a new initiative not as a substitute -- i want to emphasize this. but in addition to the political track. he believes we need to advance -- >> thank you, mr. secretary. >> thank you for your continuing service to our nation. condolences on what has happened in your home state, and to several of the state department employees who work under your leadership. i have got too many questions, so this may be a relaxing five minutes. for the most part tom i hope you will respond for the record. there is probably no more important country than pakistan , and nothing more important to our public -- then our public outreach to the pakistani people, yet we are broadcasting only in urdu. this committee voted unanimously
their economy is growing at a relatively decent rate. there is a level of cooperation which is growing, a capacity that is growing. we want to continue that. i think that to not invest would be remarkably shortsighted, particularly given where we are now. -- primer netanyahu minister netanyahu has agreed in the last days to engage in a new initiative not as a substitute -- i want to emphasize this. but in addition to the political track. he believes we need to advance -- >> thank you, mr....
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and a discussion of the japan economy with that country's finance minister. in 30 minutes on "washington the immigration reform proposal. at a 30 a.m. eastern, a look at the latest developments following the boston marathon bombing. at 9:15 an examination of home ownership in the united states. "washington journal" is next. host: good morning and welcome to washington journal on this friday, april 19, 2013. if news outlets are reporting authorities have killed one suspect in this week's boston marathon bombing and a second suspect is at large. law enforcement has asked the residents of watertown, massachusetts, to stay home and businesses to stay shut as the manhunt is underway. mass transit is also shut down in. the boston in we would like to get your reaction to what's happening this morning. the headline in the boston globe is --
and a discussion of the japan economy with that country's finance minister. in 30 minutes on "washington the immigration reform proposal. at a 30 a.m. eastern, a look at the latest developments following the boston marathon bombing. at 9:15 an examination of home ownership in the united states. "washington journal" is next. host: good morning and welcome to washington journal on this friday, april 19, 2013. if news outlets are reporting authorities have killed one suspect in this...
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is it the economy? or foreign affairs? what about health care programs? those are all very important issues but done to think if there is one central issue that can solve all our other problems, we should tackle it first? you may be thinking what should this be? it is simple. what then can give the kids the knowledge they need to solve all these other problems? it is education. if we can well-educate our current generation from toddlers to young adults and they have the tools they need to tackle all of these major problems -- >> public school education in this country has taken a back seat to other concerns. abelieve that hurts us as nation. one of the things that has made us so competitive throughout the years passed this the fact that we have had public school education, compulsory public school education. many countries do not invest in that. it is an investment in our future. >> we invest so much into the system but sometimes outcomes are not what we would like. american u.s.n educational system that is failing grossly. there's an issue of states' rig
is it the economy? or foreign affairs? what about health care programs? those are all very important issues but done to think if there is one central issue that can solve all our other problems, we should tackle it first? you may be thinking what should this be? it is simple. what then can give the kids the knowledge they need to solve all these other problems? it is education. if we can well-educate our current generation from toddlers to young adults and they have the tools they need to...
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the benefit to our economy. your state department has said that there is no significant greenhouse gas issues with it or problems with regard to global warming. and so i'm kind of wondering why the administration continues to stall on that. also regarding liquid natural gas, we have an over abundance of l.n.g. in this country, and a great opportunity to export, especially to the caribbean. economiccurrent problems in venezuela and i think their diminished capacity to provide this great commodity, we have a phenomenal opportunity, again, to provide jobs in the united states and export the president said he wants to double our exports over the next five years. i wholeheartedly endorse that idea. it's wonderful. here's an opportunity to actually put our money where our mouth is. i'm wondering what it's going to take to get the department of energy to get off the dime on issuing these permits so that we can get on with exporting that, especially to the caribbean. and finally, i am a strong supporter of the transcont
the benefit to our economy. your state department has said that there is no significant greenhouse gas issues with it or problems with regard to global warming. and so i'm kind of wondering why the administration continues to stall on that. also regarding liquid natural gas, we have an over abundance of l.n.g. in this country, and a great opportunity to export, especially to the caribbean. economiccurrent problems in venezuela and i think their diminished capacity to provide this great...
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i think this is the time to make it happen, specifically diversifying the economy. charlesly, we asked platt what he would say in a message to president obama. >> come see us in detroit. there are a lot of great things happening. you do not always hear about them. come see what we're doing here. take a many campaign promises were made in 2008 and 2012. the most important of all is president obama made to himself, people go into public service for reason, power, money, prestige or wanting to change the lives of many for the better. the best with president obama can show what his reason was, and in turn, what kind of a leader of the van he is would be to help the very people, places, and community that -- community that spurred a young man to action many years ago. >> congratulations to all the letters in this year's sudent cam competition. >> coming up today, 'washington rnal" is next. then,he
i think this is the time to make it happen, specifically diversifying the economy. charlesly, we asked platt what he would say in a message to president obama. >> come see us in detroit. there are a lot of great things happening. you do not always hear about them. come see what we're doing here. take a many campaign promises were made in 2008 and 2012. the most important of all is president obama made to himself, people go into public service for reason, power, money, prestige or wanting...
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many have been here for years and contributing to our economy. knowing who they are is critical to public safety. it must be evidence from the outset there is a pathway to citizenship that will be fair and attainable. dreamers and immigrant farm workers will also be included. those who complete the requirements will be able to achieve lawful status more quickly. the bill will improve our legal immigration system. it raises the cap on visas. it continues to protect vulnerable immigrants. it creates new temporary worker programs while protecting american workers. businesses must be able to maintain a stable legal workforce if our economy is to continue to grow. as you make it easier for workers and for the people who are undocumented, this will pressure on the border and reduce illegal flows. the majority of americans support these common sense steps. we are ready to implement them. we can and we will achieve the core provisions of the bill. we stand ready to work with the congress to achieve this important goal. the introduction of this legislatio
many have been here for years and contributing to our economy. knowing who they are is critical to public safety. it must be evidence from the outset there is a pathway to citizenship that will be fair and attainable. dreamers and immigrant farm workers will also be included. those who complete the requirements will be able to achieve lawful status more quickly. the bill will improve our legal immigration system. it raises the cap on visas. it continues to protect vulnerable immigrants. it...
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and local economies like mine? >> even without the sequester, we were short of court officers and staffing. because we --as they were paid for out of user fees and they were diminished out of a recession. it got to be a gap. those are incredibly important. they are responsible for hundreds of thousands of jobs in the united states. president has asked for 1300 more port offices. we believe that will meet our needs for the future. wait times for -- to a minimum. in the meantime, we will do everything we can to mitigate the time spirit i cannot to the precise hours per request one more request, as you know, communities like el paso that i represent are willing to commit resources, millions of dollars from local taxpayers, to compment the investment you are making to our ports. what we do not have that would help us make bte decisions about this is your workload staffing model, understanding how you staff the different courts in our committees. we want to know those answers so that we can make a wise investment at the
and local economies like mine? >> even without the sequester, we were short of court officers and staffing. because we --as they were paid for out of user fees and they were diminished out of a recession. it got to be a gap. those are incredibly important. they are responsible for hundreds of thousands of jobs in the united states. president has asked for 1300 more port offices. we believe that will meet our needs for the future. wait times for -- to a minimum. in the meantime, we will do...
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the issue is that we raised expectations and those expectations will have to be met with an economy that will support adequate jobs. >> as we look towards the end of 2014 is there a detailed transition plan with the state department and with u.s. a.i.d. for many of the projects that much begun and many that are on the books, where do those projects go as we look forward? >> senator, it is a very detailed transition process. we established a headquarters joust to oversee transition. we're completely overlinked with the a.i.d. and u.s. state department. not only do we have a broad transition plan from every task and we've taken that down to a handful of tasks that still remain to be worked out but every project that's out there right now will have a detailed transition plan as well. >> you mentioned before about security zones in the country, areas that are safer than others. as you look forward to the next year and into 2014, what are the things that you're most concerned about that could go wrong? >> we're going to transition the final tranche of areas over to the afghans here this summe
the issue is that we raised expectations and those expectations will have to be met with an economy that will support adequate jobs. >> as we look towards the end of 2014 is there a detailed transition plan with the state department and with u.s. a.i.d. for many of the projects that much begun and many that are on the books, where do those projects go as we look forward? >> senator, it is a very detailed transition process. we established a headquarters joust to oversee transition....
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but if we meet in the middle, can do a lot of good for and for our economy. and so we're feeling very good about this. things are moving in a very, very good way. and the president's support of our proposal, even though he wouldn't fully agree with it, it's just the right place to be, because we want lots of support even from people who agree with every single part. i don't want to give you the impression he is grudging about it. he is enthusiastic about us getting a bill done and as i have said before, playing it just right. moving us forward, but giving us the space to come up with our agreement. and i thanked him and john thanked him for doing that and he is going to continue to do that so we can get a bill done. >> we briefed the president on a number of details, our proposal that the gang of eight is coming up that we will be bringing forward in the united states senate in as short a time as this evening. the president is supportive of the process we went through. the president having been in the senate and having seen this process before is very support
but if we meet in the middle, can do a lot of good for and for our economy. and so we're feeling very good about this. things are moving in a very, very good way. and the president's support of our proposal, even though he wouldn't fully agree with it, it's just the right place to be, because we want lots of support even from people who agree with every single part. i don't want to give you the impression he is grudging about it. he is enthusiastic about us getting a bill done and as i have...
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this'll help the economy grow and every state. employment verification, making more visas available on a permanent and temporary worker basis, this will help the economy grow in every state. >> there has been some discussion about discretion. under current practice they use the authority very sparingly. it said is have shown roughly 1% of all cases. how much more should we expect the department to exercise discretion? >> we do not think that is pursuant to policy. >> they spent time the information from own cases. the have to spend significant time because there's a discovery process. each request for their own files has to go through a for your process. with the department of jet to streamlining through providing the file through the events hearing? >> provided we have the resources to pull the files, i would have no objection. logisticalreal issues is contained in paper files. in caves. given the resources, anything we can do to share mind this would be something to be considered. seene department may have some benefits in terms
this'll help the economy grow and every state. employment verification, making more visas available on a permanent and temporary worker basis, this will help the economy grow in every state. >> there has been some discussion about discretion. under current practice they use the authority very sparingly. it said is have shown roughly 1% of all cases. how much more should we expect the department to exercise discretion? >> we do not think that is pursuant to policy. >> they...